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...Masoud Karbasian, Iran’s economy minister, called for calm as he sought to ease concerns, pointing out recently that imports were not in decline....
...Mahmoud al-Hafid, grandson of another nationalist hero, Mahmoud al-Barzinji, says the next part of the story is clear....
...New appointments to the 18-member cabinet include Masoud Karbasian, a technocrat who takes over as finance minister....
...“Hardliners and [former president Mahmoud] Ahmadi-Nejad did not care about the lake. Rouhani promised to do something and we had no choice but to trust him,” says Mehdi....
...Complicating the impact of sanctions is the legacy of economic mismanagement left by Mr Rouhani’s predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad....
...He also paid an early visit to Masoud Barzani, president of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and a vocal longtime sceptic of Iranian influence, who warmly thanked Tehran for its support....
...“The population is 77m people, and 76.5m receive cash every month,” Masoud Nili, a senior economic adviser to the government, said this month. “The continuation of this policy is almost impossible.”...
...Many of the cabinet members have served in governments that predate the eight year presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, Mr Rouhani’s predecessor....
...Kurdish politician Mahmoud Othman said the 79-year-old left Baghdad early on Thursday for Berlin....
...“We came out to support the election process although we feel we have been neglected by the provisional government,” said Masoud al-Waer, head of the media committee....
...Experts complain that improving the health sector is not a priority for the administration of President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad. “The approach towards health is wrong....
...Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, president of Iran, has sacked the oil minister, Masoud Mir-Kazemi, and appointed himself as “acting” replacement....
...The government of Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, the president, activated an emergency plan and converted six petrochemical factories to produce petrol....
...But even this, art experts say, was more a political move than cultural as it fed the new ultranationalist language of the government of Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad....
...“Sarah is freed and I’m outside the prison next to her,” said Masoud Shafiei, her lawyer. He added that she would probably travel to Oman, where her mother is waiting....
...By apparently deciding to free Ms Shourd, President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad may be sending a signal that he wants to ease tension with the US....
...Masoud Mir-Kazemi, Iran’s oil minister, repeated on Tuesday that the country was producing all the 66.5m litres of petrol it needed for domestic purposes....
...Masoud Mir-Kazemi told reporters on Monday that imports of petrol during the last Iranian month, ending September 22, had shrunk to 0.8m litres, down from 23m litres a few months ago....
...Masoud Mir-Kazemi, Iran’s oil minister, said this week that Iran had implemented the emergency plan and was now capable of producing 66.5m litres of petrol, enough to cover domestic needs....
...Masoud Mir-Kazemi, the designated oil minister, who had been expected to be rejected for lack of experience, was approved by a thin margin....
...Of the newcomers the nomination of Masoud Mir-Kazemi as oil minister will be potentially the most controversial when it is debated in parliament....
...Iran’s business community was unequivocal on Monday in its reaction to Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad’s re-election as president....
...President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad on Wednesday reiterated his call for Israel to end its assault and blockade on Gaza....
...When Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad was elected president of Iran three years ago, he pledged to bring the oil money to every Iranian’s dinner table....
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